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In lugnet.general, Mark Bellis wrote:
> I've just bought my first sets with the new colours in and the new brown colour
> is the same as a popular brand of chocolate (candy) here in the UK. As a safety
> engineer I would be concerned about an increase in children eating these bricks,
> especially with 1x1 bricks of this colour in set 4410, which is for 4 year olds.
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> For building realistic models, surely the most useful brown colour would
> resemble wood, such as that used for a pedestrian crossing of railway tracks. I
> don't think chocolate brown is useful, unless you also bring out a cream colour
> so I could make chocolate and cream rail coaches, which was one British train
> livery a few decades ago.
>
> The grey colours look less yellow than before. Will sunlight change that? Are
> the new colours any more resistant to yellowing? How about supplying bulk
> natural ABS colour bricks cheaply (as there would be no dyes, saving money)? It
> would be useful for the inner support bricks of statues and scenery, where it
> wouldn't be seen.
>
> Perhaps chocolate Lego Bricks would find a niche in the sweets market,
> subcontracted out to a suitably ethical sweet manufacturer? It's a bit late for
> Easter this year though.
>
> Mark Bellis
MMMMMMMMM! actually chocolate LEGO bricks taste good ;) I just recently ate some
in Denmark and will show some pictures when I can get around to it... They don´t
say LEGO on them, but they were bought from a LEGO venue ;)
From what I know the bricks only come in 2x4 size and are dark chocolate -
YUMMY!
'aveagoodone!
Mel
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